House portraits with Katherine Jones
Sunday 26th September
£65
Katherine Jones is an artist based in Cardiff. She trained as an Architect (and still practices) part time. She produces pen, ink and watercolour drawings of local buildings and landscapes with exquisite detail, intricacy and precision. Her drawings are built up with often repetitive line work to create an unusual and rich tapestry of patterns. Her architecture background is a huge influence in her artwork. She has recently produced commissions for the National Trust, Cardiff University and Cardiff Castle.
WORKSHOP: The workshop day will consist of a series of varied drawing techniques and skills built up over the course of the day. These will ultimately result in you producing your own drawing of your house. Katherine will teach you how to capture your home on paper by making sure the proportions are just right, how to show the detail and how to build the drawing from start to finish.
Please read the covid guidelines below before booking
Where will the workshops take place?
Unless social distancing rules change by September, we will be embracing the outdoors and working between gazebos and where necessary the studio space. Outside the studio is a large patio area which houses the outdoor classrooms. The format is 2 people spaced apart at the end of the tables. All tables are separated and at the edges of the space. The tutor will have a teaching desk to work from. Students will be mostly outdoors and asked to wear a mask indoors. Common sense will be applied at all times but even outdoors some may feel more comfortable wearing a mask. Visors are also provided for anybody who wishes to wear them. All students are expected to respect each other’s space and safety at all times.
You are advised to bring layers of clothing as the Welsh weather is a little unpredictable.
I will update this nearer the time of the workshop.
What happens if the pandemic is ongoing and government restrictions do not allow workshops at the allocated time?
The workshops will adhere to ALL guidelines and will absolutely only take place if it is safe to do so. No risks will be taken. Please read the T’s and C;s and Covid Guidelines below.
Should I book a workshop if I am unsure what will be happening in 2021 with the pandemic?
This is a difficult one. I can give my opinion and explain my experiences if it helps. I cannot control lockdowns, travel restrictions, and the potential for us to need to postpone a workshop. In 2020 I postponed many guest workshops, but my team and I ran lots of regular classes via zoom and returned to small in person workshops in mid-September. We worked with Welsh Government to keep creative classes running safely as they are so important for wellbeing.
In the first term of 2021 in the second lockdown, we held all workshops online. From May onwards all in-person workshops have taken place in the outdoor classrooms. The students and tutors have adapted together and enjoyed the experience. The studio is accessible for use of machinery and materials. The students enter in small numbers to work in the studio, but are based under the gazebos just outside. I believe we are now more prepared than ever with distancing measures, PPE etc and in general people are more willing to take part in organised activities that they deem safe - whereas initially nothing felt safe! It has been so good for everybody’s mental health to get creating again at the studio and outdoors. If booking a workshop gives you something to look forward to, then it can only be a good thing. We all need a bit of hope and I sincerely hope the guest workshops will see these incredible tutors share their talents with the Beth Morris Workshops community.